Survival Garden

A successful vegetable
garden is the result of more than physical work. It is
also the result of mental work in devising strategies
for overcoming challenges such as space issues, pest
problems and other challenges. But imagine the pressure
that you will be under to produce a harvest after
TEOTWAWKI when your family's life depends on it. After
the SHTF, an ordinary vegetable garden becomes a
Survival Garden.

It is vital for
everyone to grow some food where they live. In order to
replenish your food stores, a survival garden must be
fully utilized. It used to be that all people grew food,
they had to, that’s what they ate, they preserved it to
get through the winter. Everyone should know how to
grow food, and the best way to do that is to do it, and
do it every year. I’m not a big fan of buying cans of
anything that are supposedly good for 20 or 30 years,
it’s too much of a gamble for me, if it doesn’t work and
you need it, it’s too late! If you just grow what you
can every year and replenish your seeds every year you
will always be ready for one season.

What do you grow
in your Survival Garden? If you
haven’t gardened before, start
small with just a few things you
like. Peas are great and they
can start when it’s still cool.
Then you can grow bush beans,
carrots or potatoes. If you are
in the U.S., you can contact the
local Extension Service office
and find out what’s best in your
area and get helpful tips on
when to start and what the
favored varieties are.

You don’t have to
go big though, some people don’t
have much space. Room to create
a survival garden should be an
important consideration in
choosing your bug out location.
There are lots of ways to grow a
survival garden, the best thing
is to grow whatever you can and
do a little gardening every year
to keep in practice. Stay tuned
for more helpful advice.

Take this from
experience. You will want to
practice and experiment with
your survival garden now as the
learning curve is steep.